Never Enough: Dinan to shoehorn 628-hp V10 into BMW M3
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Ever meet one of those parents who are never satisfied no matter how well their kids do? The child comes home with a 98% on a school exam and the parent asks "How'd you lose two percent?" Dinan is one of those parents. But instead of overstressed children, Dinan produces overachieving performance automobiles.
Take, for example, the latest M3, which BMW unveiled with a V8 derived from the award-winning 5-liter V10 found in the M5 and M6. The eight replaced the inline-six on the previous model, but instead of remaining content to say "good job on the extra two cylinders", Dinan asks what happened to the extra two from the V10. Not that they would have been happy with the V10, either. On that, Dinan pushed and pushed, boring and stroking out the engine's ten cylinders until they got it up to 5.7 liters and 628 horsepower. Pretty sick, but saddled with the heft of a BMW 5 or 6 Series, Dinan couldn't help but ask what would happen to its pride and joy in a more suitable setting. Word has it now that Dinan is preparing to shoehorn in its 628-hp concoction into the M3's engine bay. Thankfully they'll be lightening it up a little after that, removing some of the bulk from the front end in order to keep the weight balance in check. We can't wait to see what it can achieve.
Gallery: 2008 BMW M3
[Source: Modified Luxury & Exotics]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Franz 10:34AM (8/18/2008)
It's gonna be pricey, but I can just imagine how much fun this thing's gonna be.
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nastinupe1 11:50AM (8/18/2008)
I think that the car's of today will be the most powerful cars EVER built. Now that the whole green thing is taking hold, it won't be long until these monsters of today will be the dinosaurs of tomorrow.
You better get em while you can. Because in another 10 years, that's all she wrote.
3seriesisking 11:58AM (8/18/2008)
They said the same thing back in the 70's and to some degree, they were right.
I don't think we will see an end to monstrously powerful autos but rather different means to achieving that power.
Long live ridiculously overpowered cars!
kfj 10:36AM (8/18/2008)
You have to pay to play.
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Wally 10:48AM (8/18/2008)
Slackers, why not just squeeze it into the 1-Series?
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Alex 10:52AM (8/18/2008)
Following Dinan's logic, the 1 Series will get BMW's V12. Somehow.
madgamer 12:54PM (8/18/2008)
Hartge has done a V8 1-series before. I doubt anything bigger would fit though.
RLQ 5:26PM (8/18/2008)
How about a motorcycle? ;)
tankd0g 10:51AM (8/18/2008)
So the new M3 became the old M5, but now the new M3 is also the new M5, which means the new M5 will have to become...a jet engined Eurofighter?
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Evotec 11:04AM (8/18/2008)
this is madness!
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3seriesisking 11:16AM (8/18/2008)
Tell me about it. It should at least provide for some interesting conversation.
BlackEmblem 12:01PM (8/18/2008)
Madness... THIS IS SPARTAAAA!!!
oh wait. Wrong board.
Also. I liked the "overstressed children" part, Autoblog.
Brad 12:07PM (8/18/2008)
Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!
But seriously.. this thing is going to rock. Any word on how they're going to swap the cogs?
Brad 12:11PM (8/18/2008)
Ahh I got beaten to the Sparta joke... oh well.
CH 11:09AM (8/18/2008)
Reminds me of the one guy who thought his VW Lupo GTI (original 1.6L 4cyl in-line) didn't have enough power and installed a VR6 2.8L from the Golf. After that he was still not satisfied and bought an extra VR6 to propel the rear axle as well.
Google Lupo W12 and you'll find it pretty fast.
;-)
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Dausman 11:14AM (8/18/2008)
Why ?? Just because they can? How many people can truely drive a vehicle with this much power safely? Where ? Racetrack?
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Majarvis 11:37AM (8/18/2008)
Probably more than those able to spell "truly" correctly.
paul34 11:45AM (8/18/2008)
Dear Dausman,
It appears you have found this blog by accident, probably in your search for a Miley Cyrus blog. This blog is for mature petrolheads, not for kids who are still clutching onto their learning permits.
Please run along now and don't forget to buy your tickets to the Miley concert.
Sylbert 11:24AM (8/18/2008)
should work, Hartge has done this before with the H50 coupe which is based on the normal coupe instead of the M.
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Nicko 11:56AM (8/18/2008)
Wow, that's ridiculously excessive. A heavily massaged stocker (V8) would be cooler IMO, say 500hp at the same lofty 8400rpm?
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